Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Tightrope Act
By Eric UhlfelderInvesting in an environment of rising interest rates is a high-wire act. While bonds are paying more, their prices will continue to get smacked down...
July 27, 2004
Event-Driven Manager Increases Active StakesNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies LLC, a US$1.1 billion distressed, risk arbitrage and special situations manager, recently bought a controlling stake in The Robbins...
July 26, 2004
Rich Feel Better About EconomyNU Online News Service, July 26, 2004, 5:24 p.m. ESTRich U.S. residents are feeling better about the American economy.[@@]McDonald Financial Group, Cleveland, has published ...
July 22, 2004
Private Healthcare Agrees To Buy N.Y. Network FirmNU Online News Service, July 22, 2004, 1:55 p.m. EDTPrivate Healthcare Systems Inc., Waltham, Mass., has agreed to acquire Statewide Independent PPO of Syracuse, ...
July 21, 2004
Private Healthcare To Buy Regional Network FirmNU Online News Service, July 21, 2004, 12:15 p.m. EDTPrivate Healthcare Systems Inc., Waltham, Mass., has agreed to acquire American LIFECARE, New Orleans.[@@]American LIFECARE ...
July 06, 2004
Barclays Introduces Hedge Fund Index Fund-Backed CFO in EuropeNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--London-based Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, joined forces with Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research Inc. to launch a collateralized...
July 01, 2004
Harvesting Those LossesAt the beginning of 2003, many observers argued that the vaunted tax efficiency of exchange traded funds was likely to be unimportant for the foreseeable...
June 30, 2004
As With Mutual Funds, So With Hedge FundsNew ICI president calls for greater SEC scrutiny of hedge funds